14:00

All lanes are NOW OPEN on the N3 Toll Route in the vicinity of the Roadside/Reitz Interchange (between Warden and Villiers). The backlog has cleared and traffic flow is restored.
“N3TC thanks our road users for their patience and appreciates the support of all road incident management services who attended to the scene today,” says N3TC’s operations manager Thania Dhoogra.

Contact the 24/7 N3 Helpline on 0800 63 43 57 or folllow @N3Route on Twitter for regular traffic updates or to report problems.
ENDS.

13:00

A single northbound lane (towards Johannesburg) is now also open to traffic at the Roadside/Reitz Interchange (between Warden and Villiers in the Free State).

The southbound carriageway (towards Durban) was reopened earlier. Road users warned to expect congestion and delays in the area until the current traffic backlog is cleared. Contact the 24-hour N3 Helpline on 0800 63 43 57 or folllow @N3Route on Twitter for assistance or to report problems.

11:30

A single southbound lane (towards Durban) has been re-opened to traffic at the Roadside/Reitz Interchange (between Warden and Villiers in the Free State) where trucks are blocking the N3 Toll Route.

All other lanes, including the entire northbound section (towards Johannesburg), remain closed to traffic.

Heavy congestion and traffic delays are expected to continue in the area.

For emergency assistance or to report problems, contact the 24-hour N3 Helpline on 0800 63 43 57 or folllow @N3Route on Twitter.

ENDS.

09:30

The N3 Toll Route remains closed to traffic in the vicinity of the Roadside/Reitz Interchange (at N3-9 KM 20.4 between Warden and Villiers in the Free State). Trucks are blocking the road in both north- and southbound directions. Heavy congestion is being reported in the area with the current traffic backlog extending more than 5km in each direction. Law enforcement authorities are monitoring the situation.

Road users are advised to expect extensive traffic delays and to approach the area with caution.

Call the 24-hour Route Control Centre on the N3 Helpline 0800 63 43 57 to report problems. Follow @N3Route on Twitter for verified route updates.

ENDS.

07:00 | Obstruction of traffic on the N3 Toll Route

Shortly before 06:00 today N3TC’s Route Control Centre (RCC) was informed of trucks blocking the N3 Toll Route in both directions near Makiti at the Roadside/Reitz Interchange (between Warden and Villiers in the Free State).

Road users are warned to approach the area with caution.

Obtain verified traffic information, report problems and get emergency assistance by contacting RCC on its 24-hour N3 Helpline on 0800 63 43 57 or folllow @N3Route on Twitter.

ENDS.